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Once We Were Strangers, Too

With more than 60 million people forcibly displaced from their homes, the world is facing the worst refugee crisis since World War II. All too often, in place of compassion and open arms, refugees have been met with hateful rhetoric and closed doors.

ADL to the Senate Judiciary Committee: Do Not Cut Funding for Refugee Resettlement

The Senate Judiciary Subcommitte on Immigration and the National Interest held hearings on Oversight of the Administration's FY 2017 Refugee Resettlement Program. ADL submitted testimony opposing funding cuts. The testimony argue that now is the precisely time to stand up for our values and support meaningful legislation that honors our longstanding tradition of serving as a beacon of hope for people around the world.

ADL to Congress: Stand Up Against Hate

ADL has joined with other civil rights, faith-based, advocacy, immigrant rights and refugee organizations to send all Members of Congress a message each day: at a time when anti-immigrant--and by extension anti-Muslim and anti-Latino--sentiment has reached a fever pitch, we stand united with our neighbors and friends in the American Muslim community, the immigrant community, and other vulnerable and oft-targeted communities.

Immigrants and Immigration: Debunking the Myths & Responding With Facts

Recently, anti-immigrant rhetoric has reached a fever pitch. Immigrants and refugees have been portrayed as murderers and rapists, people have claimed that terrorists are infiltrating the U.S. through the border, and there have been calls to build a wall along the border. Learn the myths and facts about immigrants, refugees and immigration.